LSU KIN 2504 (JACOBSEN) - FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST 2026
Broadly encompasses a range of diseases of the heart and blood vessels -
ANSWER-Cardiovascular Disease
Can include other potentially devastating diseases, like heart attack or
stroke - ANSWER-Cardiovascular Disease
A disease rough on by buildup of fatty, waxy accumulations that restrict
or block blood flow - ANSWER-Cardiovascular Disease
What % of women and men under the age of 40 have CVD? - ANSWER-9-
10%
What fraction of Americans have some form of CVD? - ANSWER-1/3
What is the biggest cause of death in America and also the leading cause
of death amongst men and women? - ANSWER-Cardiovascular Disease
T or F:
CVD can start early in life - ANSWER-True
,What two things does CVD affect? - ANSWER-Heart & Blood Vessels
How does CVD affect cells? - ANSWER-- Can't properly deliver oxygen &
energy to cells
- Can't properly remove CO2 and waste from cells
Hardening/stiffening and restriction of the arteries due to abnormal
accumulations inside the blood vessels - ANSWER-Atherosclerosis
What is a major factor in many forms of CVD? - ANSWER-
Atherosclerosis
Fatty, waxy, yellowish, sludge like debris - ANSWER-Atheromas
Atherosclerosis causes __________ to accumulate inside arteries and
arterioles - ANSWER-Atheromas
Hardened blockages of calcium salts, cholesterol, cellular waste, blood
clotting proteins, and white blood cells - ANSWER-Plaques
Sustained high blood pressure - ANSWER-Hypertension
What is the most common form of CVD? - ANSWER-Hypertension
, Greatest killer of the CVD's - ANSWER-Coronary Heart Disease
Caused by atherosclerosis in the heart's main blood vessles - ANSWER-
Coronary Heart Disease
What is it called when the symptoms of Coronary Heart Disease occurs in
the feet, ankles, calves, hands, forearms, etc.? - ANSWER-Peripheral
Artery Disease
Chest pain cause by ischemia - ANSWER-Angina Pectoris
Reduction of the heart's blood and oxygen supply - ANSWER-Ischemia
Irregular heartbeat; relatively common; the disturbance of heartbeat
rhythm - ANSWER-Arrhythmias
Racing heart in absence of exercise or because of anxiety - ANSWER-
Tachycardia
What three things can cause arrhythmias? - ANSWER-1. Fibrillation
2. Tachycardia
3. Bradycardia
*FTB*
ANSWERS LATEST 2026
Broadly encompasses a range of diseases of the heart and blood vessels -
ANSWER-Cardiovascular Disease
Can include other potentially devastating diseases, like heart attack or
stroke - ANSWER-Cardiovascular Disease
A disease rough on by buildup of fatty, waxy accumulations that restrict
or block blood flow - ANSWER-Cardiovascular Disease
What % of women and men under the age of 40 have CVD? - ANSWER-9-
10%
What fraction of Americans have some form of CVD? - ANSWER-1/3
What is the biggest cause of death in America and also the leading cause
of death amongst men and women? - ANSWER-Cardiovascular Disease
T or F:
CVD can start early in life - ANSWER-True
,What two things does CVD affect? - ANSWER-Heart & Blood Vessels
How does CVD affect cells? - ANSWER-- Can't properly deliver oxygen &
energy to cells
- Can't properly remove CO2 and waste from cells
Hardening/stiffening and restriction of the arteries due to abnormal
accumulations inside the blood vessels - ANSWER-Atherosclerosis
What is a major factor in many forms of CVD? - ANSWER-
Atherosclerosis
Fatty, waxy, yellowish, sludge like debris - ANSWER-Atheromas
Atherosclerosis causes __________ to accumulate inside arteries and
arterioles - ANSWER-Atheromas
Hardened blockages of calcium salts, cholesterol, cellular waste, blood
clotting proteins, and white blood cells - ANSWER-Plaques
Sustained high blood pressure - ANSWER-Hypertension
What is the most common form of CVD? - ANSWER-Hypertension
, Greatest killer of the CVD's - ANSWER-Coronary Heart Disease
Caused by atherosclerosis in the heart's main blood vessles - ANSWER-
Coronary Heart Disease
What is it called when the symptoms of Coronary Heart Disease occurs in
the feet, ankles, calves, hands, forearms, etc.? - ANSWER-Peripheral
Artery Disease
Chest pain cause by ischemia - ANSWER-Angina Pectoris
Reduction of the heart's blood and oxygen supply - ANSWER-Ischemia
Irregular heartbeat; relatively common; the disturbance of heartbeat
rhythm - ANSWER-Arrhythmias
Racing heart in absence of exercise or because of anxiety - ANSWER-
Tachycardia
What three things can cause arrhythmias? - ANSWER-1. Fibrillation
2. Tachycardia
3. Bradycardia
*FTB*
